Loss adjusting
Interview - Bobby Gracey & Dr James Lygate: The future of forensics
Despite an abrupt and fractious first meeting many years ago, Bobby Gracey and Dr James Lygate are now business partners. The duo explain their plans for growth and diversification at IFIC.
VRS Vericlaim snaps up ex-Cunningham Lindsey director Burnett
Loss adjuster VRS Vericlaim has made what is expected to be the first of several 2012 recruitment coups with the appointment of former Cunningham Lindsey regional director Michael Burnett.
Cunningham Lindsey merges loss adjusting and claims management services teams
Following a wide ranging review of the business, which resulted in a number of cutbacks at the end of last year, Cunningham Lindsey said it is now introducing some strategic changes, which will streamline and create more flexibility in the structure of…
Rival insurers remain committed to in-house adjusters despite Aviva move
UK insurers have affirmed their commitment to in-house loss adjusters, following the news that Aviva has transferred 80 of its claims staff to a G4S subsidiary.
Editor's comment: An unexpected return
The recent exploits of Robbie Keane, Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes have illustrated that you cannot keep a good player down. Even if many fans had expected never to see them grace a Premier League football ground again.
EC insurance unit head explores further regulation for claims activities
More than a decade after the idea of regulating loss adjusters and other claims-related service providers was first mooted, a new European Commission proposal could see the plan resurrected, Post has learnt.
Questgates completes minor recruitment drive
Growing demand is behind a minor recruitment drive at Questgates. The company has made four new appointments and promoted two.
Crawford to handle Oxford St flood claims
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has confirmed it is handling claims arising from a burst water main on Oxford Street in London.
Employment: Hiring and firing
There are two sides to the recruitment story in the insurance industry — while some are reducing their headcount, others are looking to bring in fresh faces.
Questgates goes for gold with Olympics mitigation plan
Questgates is preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics with a raft of measures designed to mitigate the risk of any negative impact on its services resulting from the games.
Cunningham Lindsey COO axed following structure review
Cunningham Lindsey said that it will not be replacing the role of chief operating officer.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking: Loss Adjusters Insight Report 2011
Based on comprehensive input from 90 unique claims professionals, the Loss Adjusters Insight Report 2011 gives detailed performance insight on the broker market's 10 most commonly-used firms of loss adjusters for commodity-type claims - and also for the…
Marsh appoints loss-adjuster to head energy and construction
Global broker Marsh has recruited Vincent Marrot to be its global leader for energy engineering and leader of construction engineering for the firm's international division.
PM health and safety war does not go far enough, says Garwyn CEO
Liability loss adjuster Garwyn has stated Prime Minister David Cameron’s attack on health and safety does not tackle the compensation culture.
Delta signs up fifth franchised adjuster
Franchise liability adjusting business Delta Claims Services has signed up its fifth owner operator, Tamara Hamilton-Thomas.
Your Say: Loss adjusting on the up
It was with some disappointment that I read the article in Post entitled ‘Alternative Methods’. It is clear the article was written to a specific agenda but, that aside, there were a number of statements I feel obliged to challenge.
Claims - Big freeze: Winter of discontent
The big freeze of late 2010 led to widespread criticism of adjusters and insurers — but have lessons been learnt for the future?
Loss adjuster hails insurer regional returns
MYI has claimed recent senior hires in Ireland and the UK are symptomatic of an industry-wide move back to strong regional offices.
Buckley Scott teams up with Middle East loss adjuster
Loss adjuster Buckley Scott has agreed a joint venture with Bahrain-based business Alan Henry.
Post Blog: Restoration consternation
There was a time when damage restoration was held in high regard. Those repairing buildings after fire or flooding delivered excellent customer service and savings for insurers.
Philippines storm: Port cities hit by Washi devastation
A tropical storm in the Philippines has killed hundreds and caused flood damage to government infrastructure and commercial properties.
Garwyn directors out as Barclays invests
Garwyn has scrapped its commercial director role as part of a financial restructure of the business and finance and IT director Ian Chapman has resigned.
Charles Taylor and RBL Italia enter Italian loss adjusting association
International loss adjuster, Charles Taylor Adjusting, has entered an exclusive association agreement with RBL Italia Srl in Italy to work together on all non-marine classes of business.
Charles Taylor adjusting and RBL Italia enter loss adjusting association in Italy
International loss adjuster, Charles Taylor adjusting, has entered an exclusive association agreement with RBL Italia in Italy to work together on all non marine classes of business.